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Aloisio da Milano, also known as Aleviz Milanets, Aleviz Fryazin and Aleviz Fryazin Milanets (Алевиз Миланец, Алевиз Фрязин, Алевиз Фрязин Миланец in Russian) (? - ?) was an Italian architect. Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ...
Aloisio da Milano came to Moscow in 1494 at the invitation of Ivan III. In 1495, he rebuilt the walls and towers of the Moscow Kremlin along the Neglinnaya River. In 1499-1508, Aloisio da Milano constructed a few stone chambers, which today constitute the first three floors of the Terem Palace. In 1508-1516, he also dug a moat (later dubbed the Alevizov moat in his honor) along the Kremlin wall on the side of the Red Square, covered with limestone and bricks. It was filled up in the 19th century. Aloisio da Milano also constructed a dam on the Neglinnaya River in 1508 and a bridge over it in 1516. Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá listen) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ...
Events January 25 - Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. ...
Albus rex Ivan III Ivan III Vasilevich (Иван III Васильевич) (January 22, 1440 - October 27, 1505), also known as Ivan the Great, was a grand duke of Muscovy who first adopted a more pretentious title of the grand duke of all the Russias. Sometimes referred to as the gatherer of...
Events February 22 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the citys throne. ...
The following is a list of towers of Moscow Kremlin Borovitskaya The Borovitskya Tower (Russian: Боровицкая башня) is a corner tower with a through-passage on the west side of the Kremlin. ...
The Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin (Russian: Московский Кремль) is the best known kremlin (Russian citadel). ...
The Neglinnaya River (Неглинная in Russian), a. ...
Events July 22 - Battle of Dornach - The Swiss decisively defeat the Imperial army of Emperor Maximilian I. July 28 - First Battle of Lepanto - The Turkish navy wins a decisive victory over the Venetians. ...
Events February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice June 6 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice December 10 - League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between...
The construction of the Terem Palace in the Moscow Kremlin began in the period 1635-1636. ...
Events February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice June 6 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice December 10 - League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between...
Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ...
The moated manor house of Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire, England Moats were deep and wide trenches, usually filled with water, to provide a barrier against attack upon castle ramparts or other fortifications. ...
Red Square at night, with Lenins Tomb (center) Red Square (Russian Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad) is a famous city square in Moscow, renowned as the location for military parades during the Soviet era. ...
Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ...
A weathered brick wall. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Scrivener Dam, Canberra Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam (a common Teutonic word, compare to Dutch dam, Swedish and German damm, and the Gothic verb faurdammjan, to block up) is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow...
This article is about the edifice. ...
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